• Characterization of Functional Nanomachines
• Charge Patching Method for Electronic Structures and Charges
• Design and Surface Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires
• Electronic Materials
• Heating Rates of Planar Ion Traps for Quantum Information
• Integrated Photonic, Electronic and Spintronic Devices Based on Graphene
• Magnetic Materials
• Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Materials
• Multifunctional Window Coatings for High-Performance Buildings
• Nanomechanics at Hard/Soft Interfaces
• Nanostructured Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
• Nanowire-Based Functional Devices and Assemblies
• Novel sp2-Bonded Materials and Related Nanostructures
• Quantum Materials
• Quantum Theory
• Spin Functionality Through Complex Oxide Heteroepitaxy
• Spin Transport in Semiconductors
• Sub-wavelength Metamaterial Design, Physics and Applications
• Surface-Selective Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons on Nanowire Templates
• Superconductivity
• Synergistic Approach to New Classes of Hydrogen Storage Materials
• Understanding How Nanoscale Interfaces Modify Predicted Optical, Vibrational, and Electronic Properties

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Core Research Areas:  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Behavior of Materials, and Mechanical Behavior of Materials and Radiation Effects.   
This program area supports activities in experimental and theoretical condensed matter and materials physics that focus on the fundamental understanding and control of materials and on the discovery of new phenomena.  This is accomplished through studies of the structural, mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials.  Research that characterizes the response of materials to temperature, stress, electric and magnetic fields, radiation, chemical and electrochemical environment,  proximity to surfaces or interfaces, and to the existence and motion of intrinsic and extrinsic defects is conducted.  The program includes the development of predictive models for discovery of new materials with targeted properties, new materials properties and interpretation of experiment.  It emphasizes co-operative and correlation effects which can lead to formation of new quasi-particles, new phases of matter and unexpected phenomena.